COURSE NUMBER & NAME: 393 Environmental Torts

CREDIT HOURS: Three (3) REQUIRED: no ELECTIVE: yes

PREREQUISITES (Required): NONE

PREREQUISITES (Advised): NONE

WHEN OFFERED:

SUBSTANTIVE COVERAGE AND OBJECTIVES OF COURSE:

This course focuses on the important field of civil remedies for environmental and toxic harm to persons and property.  The goal of the course is to reveal to the student the interplay between statutory environmental law and its important common law-based tort counterpart.  Although toxic tort litigation issues are covered, this course offers far broader exploration of the intersections of tort law and environmental harm that courses that focus narrowly on toxic tort issues.

RELATION TO OTHER OFFERINGS IN CURRICULUM:

Torts I, Torts II, Environmental Law

RELATION TO BAR EXAM SUBJECTS:

Torts

RELATION TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

Persons interested in work relating to the environment (for or with state or federal agencies), or civil litigation practice relating to personal injury and/or injuries to property interests, would benefit from coverage and principles addressed in this course.